Chick-fil-A Bowl

The new playoff era is drawing lots of college football fans to bowl game broadcasts. But it isn't necessarily bringing more fans into stadium seats.

ESPN announced that the Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl semifinals in the College Football Playoff drew the largest two audiences in cable television history, with each game attracting over 28 million viewers. The two semifinals drew more viewers than any of the four BCS championship games broadcast by ESPN, which also will air Monday's title game between Ohio State and Oregon.

"That was a pleasant surprise," said Burke Magnus, ESPN's senior vice president of programming and acquisitions. "We're cautiously optimistic...

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CHICK-FIL-A BOWL
VIRGINIA (8-4) vs. AUBURN (7-5)WHEN/TV: 7:30 p.m./ESPN
WHERE: Georgia Dome, Atlanta.
THE BUZZ: Though Auburn will be missing the most dependable piece of its offense with the suspension of running back...

Mike London believes the key is to avoid "shock and awe." The shock of Auburn's speed and size. The awe of the Tigers' national-championship pedigree and Saturday's postseason setting.
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